ANNUAL MAGAZINE - Dominican Convent School

Senior Primary
Sport Gala
Dinner
ACADEMICS, PRIZES & AWARDS
High School
Cultural and
Sports
Awards
Evening
The inaugural High School Cultural
and Sports Awards Evening celebrated
the outstanding achievements and
dedication of learners participating
in co-curricular sporting and cultural
activities. Our guest speaker, Mr
Gugulethu Zulu, acclaimed South African
rally driver and well-known television presenter
who also excels in ballroom dancing and cycling,
encouraged our sport and cultural achievers to reach for
their dreams.
There was a hive of activity in the hall as the Primary School
sportsmen and women celebrated their prowess and excellence
at our 2nd annual Gala Sport Dinner. Learners throughout
the Primary School participate in a variety of sporting codes,
including athletics, netball, soccer, swimming, tag rugby and
basketball. Participation stretches from inter-school level to interdistrict
level,t and this year also to inter-provincial level.
Our worthy recipients were rewarded with certificates, and
players who contributed and added value to the game play
were rewarded with medals and trophies handed over by that
sport’s co-ordinator and coaches. Mr Futuwani, representing the
Premier Soccer League (PSL), and Ms Mary Parr, representing
the Catholic Schools’ Sport Council, shared their thoughts on
the importance of sport and wellness. Learners were
thrilled by our honoured guests and embraced the
motivational messages. On the evening, the
most valuable all -round sports trophies were
handed to Benedicte Kalonda (girls) and
Mpho Manalo (boys), with Mpho also
winning the Coaches’ Award.
CREATIVE
High School
Top Merit
Winners
Rotary
Exchange
Scholarship
EXPRESSION
Congratulations to the following top achievers on the school
discipline code, who proved again that it is through focus and
discipline that much can be achieved:
Top achiever in GET Phase: Yeshni Govender (150 merits)
Top achiever in FET Phase: Lesego Mosikare (141 merits)
This year we were also able to award a Scroll for discipline to
Miriam Ssebunnya, for her exceptional achievement of receiving
over 120 merits every year for four years!
Miriam Ssebunnya was awarded her green blazer in advance
of her departure to Germany on a Rotary Exchange short-term
scholarship in December. Rotary uses the exchange programme
to build international understanding, and as a service club, the
Rotary ethos fits in well with our Dominican ethos. After many
rounds of interviews and screenings, orientations and briefings,
we feel sure that Miriam will be a wonderful ambassador for her
school and her country. She will stay in Germany with Larissa
Szecsey, who spent a few weeks with us in Dominican on her leg
of the exchange earlier this year.
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